Maui Times

11/27/2025

Certified Sounds - Home Audio Event in Wailuku on Lower Main

11/15/2025

11/07/2025

Knife Forging Class for Kama’aina & Visitors
Forge your own railroad spike knife in this 4-hour hands-on experience at Maui Forge Blacksmith School. No experience or big muscles needed-just curiosity and a love for creating something real. Classes are small, ages 8+, and taught by certified instructor and artist blacksmith Tommy Russo. Half price until December 20 with promo code: KAMAAINA

11/07/2025

🔥 Knife Forging Class for Kamaʻāina & VISITORS! 🔥
Half Price Until December 20!
Use promo code KAMAAINA at 👉 MauiForge.com when booking.

Ever wanted to forge your own knife from fire and steel? ⚒️🔥
Now’s your chance to do it right here on Maui!

Join artist blacksmith and certified instructor Tommy Russo at Maui Forge Blacksmith School** for a hands-on Railroad Spike Knife Class — a 4-hour experience where you’ll heat, hammer, and hand forge your own knife to take home. 🗡️

Whether you’re a local Kamaʻāina or a visitor to Maui, this class is perfect for anyone looking for something unique, creative, and unforgettable.

🕒 CLASS DETAILS:
👉 4 hours long
👉 No experience needed (it’s all technique, not muscle 💪)
👉 Offered daily: 8am, 12 noon, and 4pm (no Saturday mornings)
👉 Small class sizes – 4 students max
👉 Ages 8+ welcome
👉 Learn blacksmithing safety, history, and tool use
👉 Hands-on instruction in hammer technique, forging, twisting, and tapering
👉 Take home your own forged railroad spike knife!

✈️ Visitors: You can mail your knife home or travel with it in checked luggage.
🎁 Gift Certificates: Also half price through Dec 20!
Buy a $350 gift card for just $175 — valid for 6 months or until June 2026.

📍 Maui Forge Blacksmith School is conveniently located just off Veterans Hwy — the road connecting Kahului to South Maui.

🔥⚒️ Book your Knife Forging Experience now at [MauiForge.com](https://MauiForge.com)!
Use promo code: KAMAAINA for half off until December 20.

10/07/2023

Columnist Trish Smith pays tribute to local heroes.

Bengali Arkangel, Keith Batlin, Tuff Lion, Jahson Arkangel, Koa Lopes

Photo by Cassie Hastu Photography

Chefs and musicians uplift Maui with their gifts The embrace of true aloha is not simply defined. It is grace in motion, pure love and serene warmth. Food and music are deep expressions of these, and both have provided profound comfort recently. Chefs and musicians are generous by nature, and give b...

10/06/2023

Octoberʻs Nō Ka `Oi 9

10/06/2023

Eh Brah! Shame on the tourists who’ve been passing through Lāhainā Town, acting all pilau and taking selfies with our burnt town in the background. They need to be reminded this isnʻt a photo opportunity — it's our home. The community is still grappling with the aftermath of these tragic losses and actions like this make the grieving process more challenging. Either show respect for the ʻāina and the residents who’ve lost everything or don’t come to the West Side at all.

llustration Ron Pitts, Artist Ron Pitts, Artist

Shame on the tourists who’ve been passing through Lāhainā Town, acting all pilau and taking selfies with our burnt town in the background. They need to be reminded this isnʻt a photo opportunity — it’s our home. The community is still grappling with the aftermath of these tragic losses and ...

10/05/2023

The Maui Police Department released the name of one additional fatality from the Aug. 8 Lāhainā fire.

The individual is Michael Mahnensmith, 80, of Lāhainā. Police released no further information about him.

The total number of confirmed fatalities from the Aug. 8 fire stands at 98, according to the MPD. Police have so far identified and notified the next-of-kin for 93 people who died in the fire, authorities say. One individual has been identified, but their families have not yet been located or notified, according to police.

The individual is Buddy Carter, 85, of Lāhainā. Police released no further information about him.

09/30/2023

There are still 12 individuals who have not been accounted for following the devastating Aug. 8 fire in Lāhainā, police said Friday. This is down from the list of 22 individuals released by police officials last week.

The list of unaccounted for individuals was compiled by both the Maui Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said.

The 12 individuals who remain on the unaccounted-for list all have a missing persons report on file with the MPD and are the only remaining credible unaccounted for individuals at this time, police officials said Friday.

The list of unaccounted for individuals was compiled by both the Maui Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said.

09/30/2023

The Maui Police Department on Friday released the name of one additional fatality from the Aug. 8 Lāhainā fire.

The individual is Allen John Constantino, 25, of Lāhainā. Police released no further information about the individual.

The total number of estimated fatalities from the Aug. 8 fire stands at 97, according to the MPD. Police have so far identified and notified the next-of-kin for 90 people who died in the fire, authorities say. Another individual has been identified, but the family has not yet been located or notified, according to police.

The individual is Allen John Constantino, 25, of Lāhainā. Police released no further information about the individual.

09/28/2023

A County Council committee next week will discuss environmental concerns that resulted from the August wildfires that burned around Maui, according to the committee’s agenda.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the County Council’s Agriculture, Diversification, Environment and Public Transportation Committee will discuss a variety of environmental matters and problems that stem from the devastating August wildfires on Maui. The committee will hear from at least three experts, according to the agenda.

Tuesday’s meeting will be open to the public. The meeting will start at 9am on Tuesday, Oct. 3 and take place in the 8th Floor Council Chambers of the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku (200 S. High St.).

On Monday, Oct. 2, the County Council's Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee will hear testimony and discuss social services that are available to the community to help those affected by the August wildfires that burned across the island and devastated Lahaina, according to the meeti...